Oldham Athletic Community Trust Introduce Sensory Packs To Make Matchdays More Inclusive

30 July 2018

Oldham Athletic Community Trust are delighted to offer a matchday sensory pack to supporters with disabilities for the club’s home games at Boundary Park.

The packs have been designed for supporters, particularly those with Autism, who attend matches to make the matchday experience more accessible, comfortable and enjoyable.

The items will come complete with an Oldham Athletic draw string bag and will include the following:

Club branded medal

Autism Awareness card, which can be shown to matchday staff and stewards to ask for assistance when entering the ground

A map of the Boundary Park stadium

Noise-cancelling headphones

Fidget spinner

Martin Vose, Oldham Athletic Community Trust Community Manager commented: “Alongside Oldham Athletic Football Club, we are delighted to be able to offer out the free sensory packs to Oldham Athletic fans.

“Inclusive is one of our three Community Trust values and this initiative is another example of how we are working hard to meet the needs of those within our local community of Oldham.

“With these packs it it is our aim to make the Oldham Athletic matchday a much more inclusive and enjoyable experience.”